S-1 CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS
PERMEABLE
PAVEMENT
JOHN LAWRENCE R. FRANCISCO
WHAT IS PARMEABLE PAVEMENT?
Permeable pavement, also known as pervious or porous
paving, is a type of hard surfacing that allows rainfall to
percolate to an underlying reservoir base where rainfall is
either infiltrated to underlying soils or removed by a
subsurface drain.
WHY PARMEABLE PAVEMENT,
INSTEAD OF STANDARD ASPHALT?
Standard asphalt and concrete are considered to be
“impermeable.” Precipitation that falls on or drains to them
cannot flow through the surface to the soils below, but runs
to the lowest points to be drained away.
PARMEABLE PAVEMENTS INCLUDE?
individual unit paving blocks or cobble stones,
plastic or fibrous grid systems filled with sand, gravel
or living plants, or
specialty mixes of both concrete and asphalt
TYPES OF PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
GRASS PAVERS UNIT PAVERS
Grass pavers consist of concrete cells or a These consist of interlocking concrete paving
strong plastic grid system with large pore blocks separated by narrow gaps (pores) which
spaces filled with a growing medium planted are filled with sand and/or gravel, as specified
with grass or a low growing herb by the manufacturer.
TYPES OF PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
GRAVEL PAVERS PERMEABLE ASPHALT
These are similar to grass pavers except that These consist of interlocking concrete paving
the growing medium is replaced with gravel blocks separated by narrow gaps (pores) which
and no plant materials are used. The look is are filled with sand and/or gravel, as specified
similar to a simple gravel parking lot but the by the manufacturer.
grid system helps keep gravel pieces in place
over time, preventing ruts and worn spots.
ADVANTAGES OF PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
LONGEVITY/
MAINTENANCE
POLLUTANT While there is little historical GROUNDWATER
REMOVAL evidence, many concrete RECHARGE
RUNOFF VOLUMES
paver manufacturers claim
Long term research on In areas with suitable soils, HEAT POLLUTION
their product will last 50
Research has shown permeable pavers shows permeable pavements
years or more. In Porous pavement can
that pavers can their effective removal of allow stormwater to enter
comparison, asphalt help lower high runoff
significantly reduce pollutants such as total the sub-soils, replicating
parking lots last a far water temperatures
the natural hydrological
runoff volumes, thereby suspended solids, total shorter time, especially in
cycle by allowing for commonly associated
reducing the erosive phosphorous, total freeze/thaw climates.
groundwater recharge and with impervious surfaces.
power of stormwater nitrogen, chemical
moderating the fluctuations By rapidly infiltrating
entering creeks and oxygen demand, zinc, of flows in watercourses. rainfall, porous pavement
inter tidal areas. motor oil, and copper.
reduces the water’s
exposure to sun and heat.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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